Shelving



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H. T. REED.v

SHELVING.

(No Model.)

Patented Oct.v 6, 18851.

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I l fanno, oF menciono, INDIANA.

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Be it known that I, HUGH T. .BEER a mi zenv of the" UnitedStatesfresiding atlBich- I. mond, in the countyof Wayne and State ofIndiana, have inventedeertain new and usefull Improvements in Shelving;and" Ido hereby Y declare the following to be a full, clearfand exactdescription of the inventiom'sncluaswill; enable others skiled in the`artV .to which it" appertains lto make andnse thesame. 1 y

My' invention consists of metallic Vknockvdvvnshelving adapted lforgeneral4 purposes.v The novel features of this shelving are spe'ci.vieally-pointedout in the claims' at the close j of' this specieation,and the construction and'. combination ofthe different partsare clearlylset forth kin thefollowingdetailed descriptionljvr aided by the a'n exd'draw-ings. sdth-at-'nyj 'person' skilled in the art can make and usethetical parts in all the figures.

invention from -the information here given. y

' Figure 1 is aiperspeetive View of a panelof my metallic knoekdowushelving, also indi'a eating the mode of joining to it asecond panel.Figs. 2 to 6 are detail. 'views of parts drawn on a larger scale thanFig. 1. Fig. 7 illus: trates a modification in which the shelvesareinclined. Fig. 8 illustrates, in end elevation,

a duplex form of my shelving. Figillus-` trates a modified form of shelfsupport or cleat.

The same letters of reference indicate iden- My knoekdown metallicshelving is cornposed, in' the main, oteorner standards or pillars, A,preferably tubular, adjustable shelf supports or cleats B, and shelves.The pillars A may be set in suitably-formed hase-pieces,

a adapted to be. screwed or bolted to the door,

i required. The cleats B are slipped -on the y pilla-rs, andare-supported thereon by pins 6,-

which are thus confined bythe cleat so that.

they cannot be displaced accidentally. To

adjust the height of a shelf, the cleats are lifted.v`

as 'to .fiiiliioting-pins, which are then -tirithdrawn andy shiftedtosuch other A each tneiaghoiqis formen for the holesare'seifei'al otherholes,

AItis vobvious that `Where a v'eonfiiist of a fwirecloth, E, stretchedon sti angular.' flanges B ofthe cleats B. j-.The wireable frame in anyknown manner; but in or der to provide a light and yet rig'id frame, anda convenient and secure mode of seeming following novel construction:The frame 'is made of channelfiron, aroundwhieh thestrau'ds of `thewire`eloth are bent, in the manner shownin Fig'. 3, so as to projectinto the channel. Where heavy articles are to be support ed on theshelves the frames F may be constructed with an intermediateYlongitudinal rail,F, as'shown in 'Fig.1, top'sheif-fra'me. The shelvesmay be secured to the cleats Aby hook-boltsvG, applied =as shown in"Fig. 3. WhereV the shelving has no wall-support the appliedv at the rearside, as shown in Fig. l;

wall the rear pillars may be secured to such wall by the ordinarygasbraces omit-ted. Y

lIt is .common to place goods for\s'how purl I poses on an' incline onshelves. Y For such purf yposes I modify the construction of the cleatsholes'inlthe pillarsjaswv'ill piace the lslelf atlthedesiredk'elevation.- The cleats are' east.' skeleton* barsV ofisuhstantially rectangular pillan-,aud intermediate bedapted'ffothei'eeeption of 'upright Vbars D, bars re required to'fbridge the butwhen `erected as a permauency against la.'

angular-Hangs. B', the Y o otjvhchis designedtosup;

f, While the vertieaV '6,0'. .,slateal displacement of the A' peegoornposed of a single panel:- fonly is'req ejiwo angular iianges B at-"one sidej,'o ty he yieiits'zxiay be omitted; but I i :prefer tbl p'such aiiange at each of the l.fou-r `corners all cases, so thatadditional panels mayb addedat anytime. Theshelves fi-ames E, adapted torest at the corners inthe t 'cloth may bestretched and secured to asntthe wire-cloth thereto, I' have contrived the panels may bebraccd bydiagonal braces H,

tters" lhooks, and

ofniy shelving to the form shown in Fig. 7,

i and the shelvesshould then be placed upside cast with upright'lugs B2,for engaging theA ends of the shelf-frame, so that hook-bolts .may bevdispensed. with. Set-screws b may be applied to these lugsto fasten'the shelves.

One of the advantages of niy shelving is that it can be taken apart,packed in' a srnall compass for transport, and readily erected by anyperson of 'ordinary intelligence.

It is obviousthat some parts of my inven tn may be used-Without otherparts.l For instance, the metallic shelves may be replaced by woodenshelves. 4Instead of wire-cloth,

perforated metal or other styles of screening may be used in theconstruction of the shelves, or they may be made of rods. vIn ease doorsare required fer this'shelving, suitable yprovision will be made forhanging them. Y The pins b may be merely a bent wire.

I claim'as my inventionl. rI-he knockdown shelving, substantially asbefore described, composed of corner pillars, cleats slipped on saidpillars, 'and independently-detachable shelves supported on the cleats,but otherwise independent of the pillars.

2. Thecombination, substantially as before set forth, of thecorner-:pillars provided with Vertical series of holes, projectingcleat-sup porting pins inserted in said holes, and the shelf-sustainingcleats which are slipped on the pillars and have` sockets to receive andcover vthe supporting-pins.

7 =3. Themetallic shelf composedofgwire-cloth or its ,equivalentstretched on ai'raine of channel-iron, thestrands of the wire-clothbeing bent around said frame and project-ing into the channel thereof,substantially as before set forth.

4. The combination, substantially as before set'forth, of the cornerpillars', the metallic shelf, and the shelfsupporting cleats providedwith hooks or lugs for hooking onto the ends of the shelf.4

' In testimony whereof I aiiivr my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HUGH T. REED.

NVitncsscs:

B. E. J. ELL-s, E. T. WALKER.

